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Dr. Revati Phalkey

Dr. Revati Phalkey is currently Director of the International Institute for Global Health at the UN University based in Malaysia and Honorary Associate Professor for Global Health at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
 
She was Global Director for Health, Nutrition and WASH at Save the Children International until Feb 2025, where she oversaw development related projects in 66 countries and humanitarian projects in 54 countries. Prior to that served as the Head of Climate Change and Health at the UK Health Security Agency where she co-led the national climate risk assessments and was the UK Health Adaptation Focal point. She led Health input into COP26 and served as member of the Steering Committee of the first ever Health Day at COP28. Dr Phalkey was contributing author IPCC AR6 and lead author for the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report on Health. 
 

Her experience spans 29+ countries across the Asia-Pacific, North America, and sub-Saharan Africa where she has worked with the United Nations, Thai Ministry of Public Health, Health in Harmony, City of Boston, The U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development and Northeastern University. Where she has managed large, cross-functional programs valued at over USD10M. She brings expertise in mixed-methods research, and adaptive monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL). She has authored 13 peer-reviewed publications in high impact journals including The Lancet and The British Medical Journal. In 2024, she was inducted into the Laurel and Scroll Societies of distinction. She is also a current Associate Board Member at Health In Harmony.  She has supported global learning efforts by leading capacity-building sessions and contributing as a panelist at convenings such as the UN Summit of the Future, What Works Climate Solutions, New York Climate Week, DC Climate Week, PMAC, and HTAsiaLink, as well as TU Berlin, Northeastern University, and University of Colorado, Boulder. Her work centers on evidence, equity, and durable partnerships to advance systems-level change in climate and health.